The WORST Place to Live in the UK? | PETERBOROUGH

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  • Is this the worst place to live in the UK? In today's tour, we visit Peterborough. In 2019, 2020, and 2021 Peterborough had held the title for being 'The Worst Place to Live in England'. My intention isn't to offend anyone who is living in Peterborough, I wanted to see for myself why this city is considered to be one of the worst places to live in England and form my own opinion.
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  • @CycleWithJay
    @CycleWithJay  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Welcome to Bradford... th-cam.com/video/n2I5MfwYchw/w-d-xo.html

  • @LeedsUnitedJohn
    @LeedsUnitedJohn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I have lived in Peterborough for 35 years and I like it. The Nightlife is awful with loads of restaurants but nowhere to go afterwards.
    It's a small city centre with housing estates all around it but I do feel relatively safe here.

    • @forxdoesshit
      @forxdoesshit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ye but it do be gang infested

    • @Gweebi
      @Gweebi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@forxdoesshit no it don't

    • @orangewithdreams2774
      @orangewithdreams2774 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@forxdoesshit not really anymore tbh

    • @cgstudiosthebaconbro
      @cgstudiosthebaconbro ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ye theres a macdonalds and chip shop everywhere you look XD still fun here tho

    • @natty-zxa
      @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@forxdoesshitnot much

  • @michaelmounteney2034
    @michaelmounteney2034 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Presumably you were cycling through the city centre outside the hours of 9am to 6pm ... or you were contributing in a small way to anti-social behaviour by ignoring the signs about it.

  • @bobert_kiwi3880
    @bobert_kiwi3880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Whatever happens do NOT go to welland

    • @scg4201
      @scg4201 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He went bottom end it’s worse then welland

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Welland is not bad now. Try Millfield, New England, Paston, Bretton, Westwood, Ravensthorpe, Orton Goldhay, Orton Malbourne if you want bad.

    • @scg4201
      @scg4201 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@002lisamarie u missed bare areas

    • @paulgoode5245
      @paulgoode5245 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@002lisamarie we live in Ravensthorpe it aint bad like you quoted

    • @egyptianpeacebringer
      @egyptianpeacebringer หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@002lisamarie Milfield isn't bad

  • @cgstudiosthebaconbro
    @cgstudiosthebaconbro ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man I live here, I love it idk why ppl think its so bad, sure the sights are boring but if u live here ppl are actually pretty friendly, except yr 7s there always annoying

  • @fgwt6126
    @fgwt6126 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You were lucky to not get done for cycling in the no cycling pedestrian area at the start of the video if you were there
    between 9AM and 5PM

    • @jdmdragons3977
      @jdmdragons3977 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that. But I was shocked to see no1 pull him for it or others. Typical most of us English, given up on caring hence why given a bad name and the city is all over grown to a mess (most not cought on camera)

    • @JamesBond-hy4kv
      @JamesBond-hy4kv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depends on the time - it could be after hrs when. You’re allowed. Normally you wouldn’t cycle down Bridge Street.

    • @justwhytho_omg
      @justwhytho_omg หลายเดือนก่อน

      People cycle there all the time - security does nothing about it unless they’re blasting music

  • @user-xh3lb1ov3t
    @user-xh3lb1ov3t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ive lived in Peterborough all my life im now 54.
    In the 80s early 90s the town centre was amazing felt safe lots of amazing places to go at night clubs and bars like the wayward frog.
    If you had known the place then you wouldn't feel good about the place now. Full of cheap shops and to many coffee places and pizza restaurants.
    The people now are downright rude and thats if they understand you!

  • @chrishodgkin716
    @chrishodgkin716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a proud Petraburgian and have lived here for all of my 52 years but the city centre is now a shit hole and I avoid it all costs. Makes me feel sad to say this.

    • @mortuaryartist
      @mortuaryartist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Born there, left heartbroken

    • @georgedowns4034
      @georgedowns4034 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well ur wrong

    • @shanetheundertaker8474
      @shanetheundertaker8474 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I liked Peterborough in the late 70's/80's
      There used to be a great community.
      Alas , no more.😢

  • @upthetoffees539
    @upthetoffees539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nah ive been to many cities and there as bad.good area's and crap area's I've lived here all my life and there's a lot worse than p.boro

    • @CycleWithJay
      @CycleWithJay  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with you Tim! Peterborough wasn't that bad. I'm planning to visit some other places where I suspect it's much worse!

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@CycleWithJay you need to go around a lot of the areas to see how bad it is.

  • @jeannettekingstone4603
    @jeannettekingstone4603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not bad, you went past Peterborough Museum without mentioning it a couple of times, you turned off at the lights to go to the Football Stadium, when you were at the front of it, then when you came back round to the front again, no mention, it was in your right. Small terrace houses, in that area yes, there's a lot more to Peterborough including bigger houses, parks, lakes, different sports. Peterborough is a city of areas, many people live outside the city centre and as for riding through the city centre......all in all not a bad vid but it doesn't give a full representation of Peterborough

  • @lilynahareasyrecipes3128
    @lilynahareasyrecipes3128 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You missed Lincoln Road and Chicken Palace. Please visit next time. 😀

  • @danielq250
    @danielq250 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    He says riding past the signs in the city centre that says he cannot ride here at this time of day ....... 🙄

  • @AvailableHandle
    @AvailableHandle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    00:38 - did you not see the No Cycling sign? Or, perhaps it doesn't apply to people fishing for Likes.

  • @eddieberriman8790
    @eddieberriman8790 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Used to live there many years, great seeing how town centre has changed. Nice bit of nostalgia...

  • @lindarussell1243
    @lindarussell1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Next month I'll be moving back to Peterborough after 35 years in the US. I know that it'll have changed in all that time, but it's home. 'Worst Place' or not ;-)
    Thank you for this video. What fun to see places I remember! And, of course, lots that I don't. If you do another one, give us a location now and again, like a street name. It was difficult for me to figure out where you were. And, wow! I never knew a motorized bike could go that fast...so places flash by.
    It sure as heck doesn't LOOK like the worst place in the UK. Not every city has to be a tourist destination! I've lived all over the US, in places that are stunningly gorgeous, and in places where the poverty has to be seen to be believed. Home is where you make it, and I refuse to believe that Peterborough's the worst choice, or even close to it. Thanks again!

    • @rickharriss
      @rickharriss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It all depends where you are. There are a multitude of beautiful small villages around peterborough within 6 miles of the city center. Personally I wouldn't live in the city centre again, just my dislike for city life.

    • @thetravelguide2
      @thetravelguide2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Knife crime has definitely risen in the past 5 years and theirs a lot of new buildings like the flats near the stadium

    • @martynask5681
      @martynask5681 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Linda are you back in peterborough?

  • @kevinbaker8465
    @kevinbaker8465 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shouldn't be cycling through town

  • @MEKAYJIMMYNATHE
    @MEKAYJIMMYNATHE หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Obviously didn’t see the no cycling sign that you just went past?

  • @ToolsAreToys
    @ToolsAreToys ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still don't understand why it has this bad reputation, It looks pretty normal to me, even quite nice.

    • @natty-zxa
      @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lincoln road type places are the worst parts
      the best parts are the hamptons

  • @camerongudgion2742
    @camerongudgion2742 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey bro one thing I will say is that in the day you aren't allowed to drive bikes down there

  • @trinity210174
    @trinity210174 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you didnt really show peterborough only a very brief insight to the city centre. You should have cycled through from the town centre to millfield. 1 mile direct cycle down Lincoln road.... then through the brettons then the country parks and back into the town.... you didnt really cycle peterborough.. You should of sought some advice first.

  • @Motionfluid
    @Motionfluid ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Peterborough is good to live, doesn't deserve the worst city branding. As a someone who enjoys biking its a brilliant base to some great countryside, if you bike from town center down the Nene West it takes you to the rowing lakes and Ferry Meadows, its a shame you didn't capture this as its the nicest area in Peterborough.

    • @nicklumsden1238
      @nicklumsden1238 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you I lived there for30 plus years and ain't as bad as made out believe me!!

    • @natty-zxa
      @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ive lived here 5 years with my family and the city centre is amazing and i love the hamptons!

  • @Braneloc
    @Braneloc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeah, you're not supposed to cycle there..

  • @natty-zxa
    @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the hamptons are better than living in the centre
    good thing is that there’s lots of hamptons with tons of houses being built!!

  • @dawnndell251
    @dawnndell251 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yes if you come to cycle around Peterborough, these are guaranteed things,
    1. Broken glass on the cycle paths.
    Especially in the asian area
    2. Thorns left after the shabby council workers cut all the thorned hedges , they just use a leaf blower to blow all the cuttings back into the shrubs .
    3. If you cycle past someone on the same flat piece of ground that they are walking on , they will get bent out of shape over you. Yes the very same people who drive their cars , vans and lorries past pedestrians, young children and animals in their polluting vehicles at 30+ mph and will have the cheek to moan at you riding past them at 7 mph .
    But know this , if you was riding your pushbike along the road they would surely shoot past you , some that close that they clip you and not even give a rip about your life. You are a menace to them when you are on the road , your a bigger menace to them if you cycle on the cycle path . Its ok for them to do it to you with their car but its not ok for you to do it to them on your push bike. Thats the way we roll in this town.
    And there are some lovely people who live in this town and there are some horrible people who live in this town who spoil it for the good people.
    But happy cycling .

  • @ChristinePPM
    @ChristinePPM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I moved from Peterborough nearly 40 years ago and I still love it! This video reinforced my opinion. Thank you for posting :)

    • @CycleWithJay
      @CycleWithJay  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Chrissie! You are more than welcome :) Where did you move to?

    • @ChristinePPM
      @ChristinePPM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CycleWithJay I moved to Desborough in Northamptonshire, so not far. Still have family and friends in Peterborough, so visit when I can :-)

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How did this reinforce that view? Most of it looks worse than Bradford.

  • @MEKAYJIMMYNATHE
    @MEKAYJIMMYNATHE หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely no road sense whatsoever, may I suggest you read the Highway Code?

  • @marinvremes5702
    @marinvremes5702 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing. I am very interested in how it actually looks like, do to manny job offers on my domain. Now I know what to do, I need a place out of it, in the countryside.

  • @kathryndalton9867
    @kathryndalton9867 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou. It's quite a big place. I like my good old Lincoln 😅

  • @inderjitbhatti8036
    @inderjitbhatti8036 ปีที่แล้ว

    What ebike set up is this? Seems so smooth

  • @daweshorizon
    @daweshorizon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mate. I think you just like bombing around on your bike, which I'm guessing is an electric assist, so not a 'cycle'with Jay in the purist sense.
    Peterborough has one of the best cycle networks in the country and, as a 'cyclist', you have singularly failed to use it! Check out the Peterborough Green Wheel.
    You rode into the Cathedral precincts, made one comment then turned around and basically repeated the same route. You rode past lots of interesting buildings without comment, for example the Guildhall. You need to stop riding occasionally, look around, talk to people, do some prior research before just posting this uninformative nonsense.
    Peterborough is much more than the City centre, and as previously mentioned, it's full of safe, purpose-built cycleways. You missed it!
    No idea what Sat Nav you were using, but you went on a long detour to see the back of the Posh ground. All you had to do at the lights was to go straight on for thirty seconds and you would have seen it on the left, just opposite the Peacock pub! I did have a LOL moment though.
    Come on, you can do better than this. Take care on the roads, love Pete.

  • @adamjolley62
    @adamjolley62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You could have done a lot better Peterborough got some lovely places to look at should have gone over to the River Nene

    • @natty-zxa
      @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      OML YESS NENE PARK!!

  • @shaunrigby2809
    @shaunrigby2809 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You rid past the more favourable entrance to the stadium when you turned onto London Road. You were sorting your phone out 😂

  • @drivesmartitsanart
    @drivesmartitsanart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1. When you went into the one-way street at 4'36'' I was like "This guy missed the signs". Went onto StreetView and guess what?... No signs for vehicles coming out as you were, so no way of knowing that you went down a one-way street.
    Roads are really bad in Peterborough. Signs missing, misleading road markings and some horrible road surface even on major roads.
    2. Have you noticed how people cycle in Peterborough? It's good that they signal maneuvers with hands (which you don't, but that might be because of cycling in London or simillar busy traffic). But cyclists in PBO have some bad habits (cycling on the pavement, reason to follow) and they don't really use their right to use the roads, because of aggressive car drivers. Car drivers in Peterborough are extremely bad in comparison to anywhere I have driven/riddne for long enough to form an opinion. They overtake cyclists extremely tight and fast, but also many other driving mistakes.
    I guess the reason is because it is obvious that Police does not care about road safety in this city. I rarely see police there (football times only).
    3. You must have nerves of steel to ride with your tyre making that noise! Lol

    • @CycleWithJay
      @CycleWithJay  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Yosif!
      1. You are correct I had no idea it was a one-way street because there were no signs. I agree that the cycling infrastructure isn't great in Peterborough but it's pretty common in many other cities/towns.
      2. There were not many cyclists in PBO probably because of the poor cycling infrastructure. I wasn't paying too much attention to their habits but cycling on pavements is a tricky topic...like you said it's dangerous to be on the roads and there isn't good cycling infrastructure to keep cyclists safe so I'm not surprised people choose to stick to the pavements. For me, this is fine as long as they respect the pedestrians and slow down. I think a common-sense approach to this is best (this is how the police approach it too).
      3. Lol. I got home and found that my inner tube had cut through my tyre...

    • @footballshirtworld3111
      @footballshirtworld3111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CycleWithJay cycling infrastructure around Peterborough is excellent. The Green Wheel connects everywhere really nicely.

    • @jdmdragons3977
      @jdmdragons3977 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fully agree 👍

  • @kirstyandrews8343
    @kirstyandrews8343 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love I'm Peterborough in Scunthorpe it is lovey

  • @SimonSimon-rn3tm
    @SimonSimon-rn3tm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It does appear to have little or no character.

  • @noeldunford4955
    @noeldunford4955 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its one way traffic only I live in Peterborough

  • @sandie321
    @sandie321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely city centre but the rest is not good. I left.

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky you. Where to ?

  • @johnnewman2046
    @johnnewman2046 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Perhaps not the best intro! You filmed yourself riding in a no cycling zone

  • @TimMin-g4s
    @TimMin-g4s หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love peterborough north Bretton pe3

  • @TestTest-zb3dt
    @TestTest-zb3dt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It seems that the town planners there aren't fans of trees.

    • @natty-zxa
      @natty-zxa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they add more in the hamptons, they’re quite new

  • @eddieberriman8790
    @eddieberriman8790 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Was getting interesting, you were just heading into Eastern Europe.....

  • @nicolabedford6231
    @nicolabedford6231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You totally missed the stadium you just went straight buy it

    • @poshlad6275
      @poshlad6275 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep

    • @familyread7889
      @familyread7889 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was looking for this comment. It's exactly what I thought lol

  • @Top.G.Andy.C
    @Top.G.Andy.C ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You could of went straight over those traffic lights and the stadium would of been 30 seconds away to your left. You would of got a much nicer view of the ground but your satnav on the phone took you some really long way 🤦🏻

  • @adamjolley62
    @adamjolley62 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can actually Peterborough didn't get voted the worst place to live this year in 2022 it was the worst place to live in 2021 2020 2019

  • @mohamedsadeg
    @mohamedsadeg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was there today, i went for the day with my friend, we went to tge town centre, Queensgate Shopping Centre and nene park and we really liked it😊

    • @user-wp5ec7yr2n
      @user-wp5ec7yr2n ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please, I want to know the name of the street and the places. Thank you

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone has to.

  • @kubricksghost6058
    @kubricksghost6058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    24:24 "Terrorists... I think that's what they are! Terrorists!"

  • @MCBCharlieGaming
    @MCBCharlieGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video mate, I subscribed.

  • @Sunflower-kk5ul
    @Sunflower-kk5ul ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is not the worst place to live

  • @Ibraheem_Er
    @Ibraheem_Er 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you went past my shop 26:56 you should’ve popped in!

    • @jdmdragons3977
      @jdmdragons3977 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good little shop. I use to come in there alot when my ex partner lived not far up the road towards the center. U might remember her, she had a big birth mark on half her face & arm. Lovely woman. Now married

  • @aljosephlabinearagon7319
    @aljosephlabinearagon7319 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello everyone

  • @alandude25
    @alandude25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    25:48 I can't believe you drove past my first ever english school, aka the beeches primary school!

  • @odinisawanker8065
    @odinisawanker8065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im glad i moved away from this depressing place

  • @MUSIC4TRUTH....
    @MUSIC4TRUTH.... ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its quite strange living in Peterborough becsause half the time i don't feel i live in the UK anymore, in fact i'd encourage British kids here to learn Urdi or Russian as a second language.

    • @LewisHamiltonMSPR
      @LewisHamiltonMSPR 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saw something recently saying it is 82% white in PBoro, which had me wondering how sure they were of that, certainly doesn't seem like it when I have to go through the whole Lincoln Road, Taverners road, Gladstone street area to get to work.
      But that "white" figure probably includes of the the Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, maybe even thrown in the hordes of Romanians in that category.

    • @MUSIC4TRUTH....
      @MUSIC4TRUTH.... 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LewisHamiltonMSPR Well f those stats were from 1982 i would believe them.

    • @richardburns5925
      @richardburns5925 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MUSIC4TRUTH.... it seems to be a base for eastern Europeans to come to before they distribute around the country. So they obviously have a large community there, congregate there, figure out the UK, then spread out.
      A Lithuanian told me as much, she moved from Lithuania to Peterborough then to Chesterfield then to Sheffield.

  • @thing1351
    @thing1351 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive only just watched this video. Yeah.. never come here again its best if you dont. Nothing special 😂

  • @jaries7949
    @jaries7949 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was born and bread in Peterborough it's not as people say
    You go to Leicester now that's a shit hole.

    • @w4ka997
      @w4ka997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Leicester is 10x better aesthetically and there’s way more to do/ more reasons to live there than Peterborough. I don’t know what the government of Peterborough is thinking but they keep building apartments here and not giving people anything to come here for

  • @davyjones844
    @davyjones844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Think City Is pretty Beautiful,

  • @BrynTru
    @BrynTru 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you think that’s bad you should come and cycle through Peterborough Ontario

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet that's Paradise in comparison.

  • @poshlad6275
    @poshlad6275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    (Best place to live)

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie ปีที่แล้ว

      Hate to see the worst.